Matthew 24:11
New International Version
and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

New Living Translation
And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.

English Standard Version
And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.

Berean Standard Bible
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

Berean Literal Bible
and many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

King James Bible
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

New King James Version
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

New American Standard Bible
And many false prophets will rise up and mislead many people.

NASB 1995
“Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

NASB 1977
“And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.

Legacy Standard Bible
Many false prophets will arise and will deceive many.

Amplified Bible
Many false prophets will appear and mislead many.

Christian Standard Bible
Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

American Standard Version
And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.

Contemporary English Version
Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people.

English Revised Version
And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Good News Translation
Then many false prophets will appear and fool many people.

International Standard Version
Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people,

Majority Standard Bible
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

NET Bible
And many false prophets will appear and deceive many,

New Heart English Bible
Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

Webster's Bible Translation
And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many.

Weymouth New Testament
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;

World English Bible
Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;

Berean Literal Bible
and many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

Young's Literal Translation
'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

Smith's Literal Translation
And many false prophets shall be raised up, and deceive many.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray.

New American Bible
Many false prophets will arise and deceive many;

New Revised Standard Version
And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And many false prophets will rise, and will mislead a great many.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And many false Prophets will arise and will deceive many.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and many false prophets will arise, and deceive many;

Godbey New Testament
And many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

Haweis New Testament
And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many.

Mace New Testament
many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Weymouth New Testament
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;

Worrell New Testament
and many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;

Worsley New Testament
and because iniquity shall abound,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Witnessing to All Nations
10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, 11and many false prophets will arise and mislead many. 12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.…

Cross References
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Peter 2:1
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3
If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

Ezekiel 13:9
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

Acts 20:29-30
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

Micah 3:5
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...

Jeremiah 23:16
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Zechariah 13:2-3
And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. / And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

2 Timothy 3:13
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Isaiah 9:15-16
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. / For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.


Treasury of Scripture

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Matthew 24:5,24
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many…

Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

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Matthew 24
1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;
3. what and how great calamities shall be before it;
29. the signs of his coming to judgment.
36. And because that day and hour are unknown,
42. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming.














many false prophets
The phrase "many false prophets" warns of the proliferation of individuals who claim divine inspiration but lead people astray. The Greek word for "false prophets" is "pseudoprophētai," which combines "pseudo" (false) and "prophētēs" (prophet). Historically, false prophets have been a recurring issue in Israel's history, as seen in the Old Testament, where they often led people away from God's truth. In the New Testament context, this warning is particularly poignant as it anticipates the rise of deceptive teachings and leaders within the early church and beyond. The presence of "many" indicates a widespread issue, emphasizing the need for discernment among believers.

will arise
The phrase "will arise" suggests an emergence or coming forth of these false prophets. The Greek verb "egerthēsontai" implies a future certainty, indicating that this is not a mere possibility but an assured event. This aligns with the eschatological themes of Matthew 24, where Jesus speaks of the signs of the end times. The historical context of the early church, which faced numerous heresies and false teachings, underscores the relevance of this warning. Believers are called to be vigilant and grounded in Scripture to recognize and resist such deceptions.

and mislead many
The phrase "and mislead many" highlights the impact and success these false prophets will have. The Greek word "planēsousin" means to lead astray or deceive, indicating a deliberate act of causing others to wander from the truth. The use of "many" underscores the significant number of people who will be affected, reflecting the widespread nature of the deception. This serves as a sobering reminder of the vulnerability of individuals and communities to false teachings, especially when they are not firmly rooted in biblical truth. The historical context of the early church, which dealt with various heretical movements, illustrates the real danger of such misleading influences. Believers are thus encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith and to test all teachings against the Word of God.

(11) Many false prophets shall rise.--The later writings of the New Testament bear repeated testimony to this feature of the ten years that preceded the destruction of Jerusalem. St. John speaks of false prophets (1John 4:1), and many antichrists (1John 2:18); St. Peter of "false teachers" (2Peter 2:1), like the false prophets of old; St. Paul of men who should give heed to seducing spirits (1Timothy 4:1). These show the extent of the evil which was the natural outcome of the feverish excitement of the people. In Josephus (Wars, vi. 5, ? 2) we have the record of this working of false prophecy in more immediate connection with Judaea and Jerusalem. Up to the last moment of the capture of the city by Titus, men were buoyed up with false hopes of deliverance, based on the predictions of fanatics and impostors.

Verse 11. - False prophets (ver. 24). These were not necessarily predictors or soothsayers, but teachers having, as they said, a message from God. Such pretenders have arisen in every great crisis; but the Jews a few years later were deceived continually by fanatics or impostors, who professed to be inspired, and premised the infatuated people deliverance, urging them to resist the Romans, in expectation of the coming of Messiah to lead them to immediate victory (comp. Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 6:05. 2). The designation "false prophets" applies also to those heretical teachers who vexed the peace of the early Church, and of whom St. John expressly speaks, "Many false prophets are gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1). These were Judaizing and Gnostic teachers, who tried to mar the good work of the apostles (see Acts 20:30; Romans 16:17, 18; 2 Corinthians 11:13; Galatians 1:7-9; Colossians 2:18-23, etc.). Throughout the Christian ages heresiarchs have always raised their evil voices, and the history of the Church is very much composed of accounts of such teachers, and of the efforts made to suppress them and to correct their pernicious doctrines.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

many
πολλοὶ (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

false prophets
ψευδοπροφῆται (pseudoprophētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5578: From pseudes and prophetes; a spurious prophet, i.e. Pretended foreteller or religious impostor.

will arise
ἐγερθήσονται (egerthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

mislead
πλανήσουσιν (planēsousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.

many.
πολλούς (pollous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.


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